Unlock Survival map by map
Clear a map’s campaign on the difficulty you want before selecting its Survival mode; later waves then offer that map’s rewards.
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened FARMING GUIDESKnow what to farm.
Know what to farm.
And where to go.
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened rewards map- and mode-specific farming. Nightmare Ancient Mines and Summit form progression steps; Survival supplies higher-wave loot and pets, while current Rifted Pure Strategy activities target exclusive accessories. Recent updates adjusted these reward tables, so use the active map and difficulty rules.
16 farming guides · PC / Global, live PC build and 2026 updates
What matters before you farm
Unlock requirements, costs and tips to help you get started.
Use Summit for the Golden Gemstone target
The recorded patch notes place Golden Gemstones at Summit Survival Wave 100 or later, but do not promise one in every run.
Sources & fact checks
Previously attempted waves can save replay time
The patch notes allow Survival or Pure Strategy to start on a wave you have already attempted, which can help revisit a late reward point.
Sources & fact checks
Farm with a purpose
Prioritize progression gear and XP routes, then boss and Survival pet rewards; follow with current Massacre and Rifted targets and the rotating activity.
Gear progression
Farm Ancient Mines for mythic gear
Use Ancient Mines as a repeatable gear checkpoint before pushing into harder maps or difficulties.
Gear progression
Build experience in Ancient Mines Survival
Use Ancient Mines Survival as a repeatable experience and gear activity before moving further through progression.
Gear progression
Progress to Survival Promenade
Use Promenade Survival as a progression step once its campaign unlock is met, selecting a difficulty your defenses can sustain.
Gear progression
Clear Summit for boss chest weapon
Defeat Summit’s boss to earn the map’s unique victory-chest weapon, with loot potential affected by difficulty.
Pets and gemstones
Claim a Summit Ancient Dragon pet reward
Target a Summit pet associated with defeating the Ancient Dragon as Huntress or Ranger at its required difficulty.
Survival rewards
Farm Survival waves for armor
Use later Survival waves on a map you can clear to collect armor and other map-specific rewards.
Gear progression
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Gear progression
Farm Ancient Mines for mythic gear
Use Ancient Mines as a repeatable gear checkpoint before pushing into harder maps or difficulties.
Gear progression
Build experience in Ancient Mines Survival
Use Ancient Mines Survival as a repeatable experience and gear activity before moving further through progression.
Gear progression
Progress to Survival Promenade
Use Promenade Survival as a progression step once its campaign unlock is met, selecting a difficulty your defenses can sustain.
Gear progression
Clear Summit for boss chest weapon
Defeat Summit’s boss to earn the map’s unique victory-chest weapon, with loot potential affected by difficulty.
Gear progression
Farm tower weapons in Massacre Pure Strategy
Complete Massacre Pure Strategy maps to collect tower weapons from their completion chests.
Survival rewards
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Survival rewards
Farm Survival waves for armor
Use later Survival waves on a map you can clear to collect armor and other map-specific rewards.
Survival rewards
Start Survival from a previously reached pet wave
Use the Survival wave selector to revisit an attempted start point and shorten a return trip to a later reward.
Survival rewards
Choose Pure Strategy for Massacre completion rewards
Run Massacre Pure Strategy when you specifically want its documented completion-chest tower pets and tower weapons.
Pets and gemstones
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Pets and gemstones
Claim a Summit Ancient Dragon pet reward
Target a Summit pet associated with defeating the Ancient Dragon as Huntress or Ranger at its required difficulty.
Pets and gemstones
Target a map’s Survival pet wave
Reach the specific map and wave associated with a Survival pet rather than treating pets as generic drops.
Pets and gemstones
Farm Summit Gemstone pets
Use Summit’s campaign victory chest to seek Gemstone pets, which can support builder stats.
Pets and gemstones
Farm Golden Gemstones at Summit wave 100
Reach Summit Survival wave 100 or later to seek its documented Golden Gemstone reward.
Pets and gemstones
Farm tower pets in Massacre Pure Strategy
Complete a Massacre Pure Strategy map to collect its Victory Chest tower-pet reward.
Rift accessories
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Rift accessories
Farm Fused Golden Scarab in Bazaar Rift
Target the Fused Golden Scarab through Bazaar’s Massacre Rifted Pure Strategy rewards.
Rift accessories
Farm Fused Nature’s Wrap at The Mill
Target Fused Nature’s Wrap in The Mill’s Massacre Rifted Pure Strategy activity.
Rift accessories
Check current Map of the Week rewards
Use the rotating Map of the Week activity when its current map and reward match a concrete farming goal.
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Recommended farming guides. Search by item, goal or location.
Gear progression
Farm Ancient Mines for mythic gear
Use Ancient Mines as a repeatable gear checkpoint before pushing into harder maps or difficulties.
Gear progression
Build experience in Ancient Mines Survival
Use Ancient Mines Survival as a repeatable experience and gear activity before moving further through progression.
Gear progression
Progress to Survival Promenade
Use Promenade Survival as a progression step once its campaign unlock is met, selecting a difficulty your defenses can sustain.
Gear progression
Clear Summit for boss chest weapon
Defeat Summit’s boss to earn the map’s unique victory-chest weapon, with loot potential affected by difficulty.
Pets and gemstones
Claim a Summit Ancient Dragon pet reward
Target a Summit pet associated with defeating the Ancient Dragon as Huntress or Ranger at its required difficulty.
Survival rewards
Farm Survival waves for armor
Use later Survival waves on a map you can clear to collect armor and other map-specific rewards.
Pets and gemstones
Target a map’s Survival pet wave
Reach the specific map and wave associated with a Survival pet rather than treating pets as generic drops.
Survival rewards
Start Survival from a previously reached pet wave
Use the Survival wave selector to revisit an attempted start point and shorten a return trip to a later reward.
Pets and gemstones
Farm Summit Gemstone pets
Use Summit’s campaign victory chest to seek Gemstone pets, which can support builder stats.
Pets and gemstones
Farm Golden Gemstones at Summit wave 100
Reach Summit Survival wave 100 or later to seek its documented Golden Gemstone reward.
Survival rewards
Choose Pure Strategy for Massacre completion rewards
Run Massacre Pure Strategy when you specifically want its documented completion-chest tower pets and tower weapons.
Pets and gemstones
Farm tower pets in Massacre Pure Strategy
Complete a Massacre Pure Strategy map to collect its Victory Chest tower-pet reward.
Gear progression
Farm tower weapons in Massacre Pure Strategy
Complete Massacre Pure Strategy maps to collect tower weapons from their completion chests.
Rift accessories
Farm Fused Golden Scarab in Bazaar Rift
Target the Fused Golden Scarab through Bazaar’s Massacre Rifted Pure Strategy rewards.
Rift accessories
Farm Fused Nature’s Wrap at The Mill
Target Fused Nature’s Wrap in The Mill’s Massacre Rifted Pure Strategy activity.
Rift accessories
Check current Map of the Week rewards
Use the rotating Map of the Week activity when its current map and reward match a concrete farming goal.
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